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CHARLES E. JONES, OF MARYVILLE, MISSOURI, ASSIGNOR OF ONEHALF 'IO JACOBA. ROSE, OF SAME- PLAGE.

CARPETQSTRETCHER.

SPECIFICATN forming part of Letters Patent No. 371,891, dated october18, 1887.

Application filed May 9.8, 1887. Serial No. 239,666. (No model.)

To all whom z5 may con/067%:

Be it known that I, Cuantas E. .'oNns, a citizen of the United States,residing at Maryville, in the county of Nodaway and State of p Missouri,have invented certain new and useful Improvements in OarpetStretchers;and I do declare the following to be a full, clear, and eXactdescription of the invention, such as will enable others skilled in theart to which it appertains to make and use the saine, reference beinghad to the accompanying drawings, and to letters and figures ofreference marked thereon,which form a part of this specification.

Figure l of the drawings is a perspective view of my improvedcarpetstretcher. Fig. 2 is a bottom view of same.

The invention relates to improvements in carpet-stretchers; and itconsists in the construction and novel combination of parts, ashereinafter set forth.

Referring to the drawings by letter, A designates a toothed bar, theteeth a having vertical faces on one side and inelined'faces on theother side.

B is a sharp-pointed tooth standing downward at right angles from thatend of the bar A toward which the vertical faces of the teeth a look,and adapted to be inserted or driven into the flooring.

C is a cross-head provided on its under surface with the small teeth cforinsertion in the carpet, and having on its upper surface thespringloop D, which rises on each side of the bar A and is bentcentrally down rearward on the teeth a, forming thespring d, that holdsthe cross-head to the bar A and yet allows it sufficient latitude andease of motion.

E is a spring-detent standing from the front side of the cross-head,passing over the bar A, and adapted to engage between the teeth a.

F is a brace-rod running from one side of the cross-head to the otherand passing through the loops e e of the spring-detent E, so as to bracethe cross-head and stiffen the springde 45 tent.

G is a lever-handle having its lower end bifurcated, the arms g g ofwhich bifurcation rest against the sides ofthe bar A and below the sameare pivoted upon the brace-rod F on the inner side of the loops e, asshown.

His a rectangular deteut having its arms pivoted on the arms g above thebar A, and its cross-rod h adapted to fall and engage between the teetha.

. The operation ofthe device is as follows: rThe cr0ss-head is arrangedat the rear end of the bar A by turning the device upside down, so thatthe detent II will fall out of engageme'nt, lifting the springdetent Eout of engagement and sliding the cross-head into the 5o desiredposition. The tooth B is then driven into the door adjoining the wall,and the teeth c worked into the carpet near its edge. The handle-G isthen worked back and forth, causing the spring-detent E and the detent Hto alternately engage and disengage between the teeth c, thus moving thecross-head, and con sequently the carpet, out toward the wall.

Having described my invention, I claimM l. In a carpet-stretcher, thecombination, with the toothed cross-head C, the handle G, bar A, and thespring-loop D, of t-he springdetent E, engaging the teeth of the lbar A,and the brace-rod F, passing through the loops e c of the springdctentE, substantially as speci- 75 fied.

2. In a carpet-stretcher, the combination, with the bar A, thecross-headO, bifureated handle G, and the rectangular detent I-I,havi'ng its arms pivoted on the arms g and extend- Se ing in a directionopposite to the spring-detent E, of the arms g g, pivoted upon the rigidbracerod F, substantially as specified.

In testimony whereof I atX my signature in presence of two witnesses.

p cuantas n. Jones.

'Vitnesses:

REUBEN BROWN, JOHN Hannon.

